Historical Events In April - 22
Friday, 05 December 2025
0296 St Gaius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on April - 22. 

0296 On April - 22 pope Caius 

0536 St Agapitus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history. 

0536 Agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies on April - 22. 

1056 On April - 22 supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye 

1073 On April - 22 pope Alexander II buried/Ildebrando chosen as Pope Gregory VII 

1145 19th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history. 

1164 Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III on this day in history. 

1253 On April - 22 elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53 

1355 On April - 22 eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36 

1357 Johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433) on April - 22. 

1370 On this day in history bastille begins being built in Paris 

1451 The birth of Isabella I of Castile, Queen of Spain and patron of Christopher Columbus on this day in history. 

1451 On this day in history isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus 

1462 On this day in history gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies 

1500 Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil on April - 22. 

1500 On this day in history the area that became Brazil is discovered by Portuguese explorers 

1500 On this day in history pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil & claims it for Portugal 

1509 Henry VIII ascended to throne of England on April - 22. 

1521 On this day in history french king Francois I declares war on Spain 

1521 Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded on this day in history. 

1526 1st slave revolt occurs in SC on April - 22. 

1529 Spain & Portugal divide eastern hemisphere in Treaty of Saragosa on April - 22. 

1529 Treaty of Saragosa: Spain & Portugal divide eastern hemisphere on April - 22. 

1592 On this day in history bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 80 

1610 On April - 22 alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91) 

1640 Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun on April - 22. 

1648 On April - 22 english army claims king Charles I responsible for bloodshed 

1648 On this day in history catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69 

1658 Giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8) on April - 22. 

1659 Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament on April - 22. 

1662 On April - 22 john Tradescant, traveller/gardener, dies 

1671 On April - 22 king Charles II sits in on English parliament 

1672 On this day in history georg Stiernhielm, Swed scholar/author/poet (Hercules), dies at 73 

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